READ LESS. KNOW MORE.
A Practical Law Student’s System for Conquering Readings, Recitations, and Exams
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What You’ ll Learn…
01 — Know what matters
Triage your reading list and identify which cases, rules, and concepts deserve the most attention.
02 — Make time work for you
Build a realistic study budget around the time you actually have—not the time you wish you had.
03 — Choose your depth
Use Scan, Study, or Slay to decide how deeply each reading needs to be understood.
04 — Attack long cases
Find the issue, rule, reasoning, and doctrine without getting lost in every detail.
05 — Prepare to retrieve
Practice explaining the doctrine aloud so your knowledge is easier to access during recitation.
06 — Connect law to facts
Move beyond memorization by testing whether you can recognize an issue and apply the rule.
Created by a Lawyer and Educator
Atty. Regean Udtohan Ellorimo, LPT, brings her experience as a lawyer, teacher, and former working law student to a practical guide for students navigating demanding readings and real-life responsibilities.
The goal isn't to promise that law school will become easy. It's to help you approach it with greater clarity, strategy, and purpose.
What others say
Reading through this guide offered me a fresh perspective on how to handle massive case loads. As a law student, dealing with around 30 or more cases a week for just a single subject can feel completely overwhelming. You easily get bogged down trying to separate procedural issues, substantive arguments, and evidentiary details all in just one reading. Instead of drowning in lengthy texts, it breaks things down into a manageable 30-minute rhythm. Indeed, it helps you shift focus to what matters, to read less and know more.
Rodsheen Alejandria, TCM Law student
Stop letting the reading list make every decision.
You can't read everything. Learn what matters.
Begin with your very next reading assignment..
